Health and Medicine
Skin color and vitamin D
African Americans are more likely to have insufficient amounts of vitamin D -- that makes them more likely to get diseases like cancer and diabetes.
AIDS in America
America's continuing HIV epidemic and how everyday people are coping with, and fighting to stop the spread of the disease....
Allergic reaction to climate change
With rising temperatures and more precipitation, allergies and stinging insects are also on the rise. ...
Drugs for prostate cancer and Alzheimers show promise
The drug abiraterone helps fight prostate cancer, and Dimebon found to improve cognitive abilities for Alzheimer’s patients...
Dealing with childhood cholesterol
The American Academy of Pediatrics has released the strongest guidelines to-date to treat children with cholesterol problems....
The politics of Medicare
The battle over cuts in Medicare payments that could affect 52 million Americans reaches a fevered pitch over the Fourth of July weekend....
Health disparities
The state of health care and the disproportionate number of people, mostly of color, who get sick or die from disease or chronic illness....
Mental health safety net
The mental health crisis through the lens of a post-Katrina New Orleans -- on 'The Tavis Smiley Show.'...
Wealth and Health
When it comes to your personal health, diet and exercise are great, but your salary and zip code could be bigger factors....
Prescription Drugs
Why the FDA's criteria for approving drugs and the current system of drug evaluation are contributing to questionable pharmaceuticals....- Israeli medical experience influential in Boston response to marathon bombings
- Monitoring infectious diseases online, on Twitter, gives early warning of outbreaks
- New contraception law in the Philippines indicative of decline of Catholic Church influence
- Parkinson's voice initiative uses voice-based test for potential detection
- Ethiopia moving to address doctor shortage; critics say corners being cut
- Cancer's New Battleground: Infectious diseases a leading cancer cause
- Cancer's New Battleground: In India, a simple test of vinegar makes all the difference
- Cancer's New Battleground: In Haiti, breast cancer presents stark choices
- Cancer's New Battleground: In Uganda, Jackson Orem fighting to establish cancer care
- Medical volunteers learn from mistakes made in rush to Haiti
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